Last night at 21c, Osso (a quartet from Brooklyn, NY) played their new album “Run, Rabbit, Run” which is an arrangement by a handful of New York composers of Sufjan Stevens‘ 2001 instrumental album “Enjoy Your Rabbit” for a classical string quartet. 21c was packed with all the seats filled and a handful of people left standing in the back of the room. DM Stith opened and was the highlight of the evening. He is signed to Sufjan’s label, Asthmatic Kitty, and hints of Sufjan himself. The Osso quartet accompanied his set to everyone’s enjoyment. Sufjan’s film “The BQE” followed the Osso Quartet’s performance, but there was no intro from Sufjan. I’m pretty bummed about it, but it is what it is. Word on the street is that he was sick, but it put a downer on an evening that was overall pretty cool. As far as The BQE goes, I can appreciate it for what he was trying, but it got old pretty quick. I’m no film major, but parts of the film seemed to exist only to fill time. I would have preferred he spent the last year and a half making a real album.
On a different note, if you are interested in how the adaptation of “Enjoy Your Rabbit” compares to the original, check out the two tracks below…
Osso- Enjoy Your Rabbit
Sufjan Stevens- Enjoy Your Rabbit
more pics below the break…
Tags: 21c, Asthmatic Kitty, BQE, DM Stith, Enjoy Your Rabbit, Film, Osso, Photos, Quartet, Rabbit, Review, Run, Sufjan Stevens
I was really disappointed I missed this, but not as much so now that I know Sufjan didn’t show up and the BQE wasn’t as good.
DM Stith is definitely the real deal! So good!